'I LOVED it!' Claudia Winkleman on Twitter
'This book couldn't be more needed right now!' Nigella Lawson on Twitter
______________
When was the last time that reading the news made you feel good?
Dear Reader,
I know what you're thinking, is it some kind of macabre joke? Has she been in a coma? How can Ruby Wax write a book about good news when the world is facing the worst disaster since the Plague?
Let me explain. I began writing in 2018, back when the world's worries were somewhat different. Climate change, greedy bankers, exam results, crap politicians, mental health: these are still HUGE ISSUES, but even the ancient soothsayers reading pig entrails couldn't have predicted this.
This is my new mission: to share the green shoots of hope peeping through the soil of civilization. Literacy is at an all-time high, world-hunger is likely to be eradicated this century, technological improvements are saving lives - just to scratch the surface. I've talked to everyone from leaders to scientists to tech geniuses. I've done the research and practiced what I preach. And my conclusion? Behind the clouds, the sun still shines.
So here's to the shoots - may they become a blueprint for how the world can shift for the good. Hopefully we'll learn from them.
Love, Ruby



![Barry, Harry POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY Harry Barry: Flagging Anxiety & Panic [2016] paperback](http://chaptersbookstore.com/cdn/shop/files/barry-harry-harry-barry-flagging-anxiety-panic-2016-paperback-1225919505_{width}x.jpg?v=1772823396)

![Breathnach, Sarah Ban POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY Sarah Ban Breathnach: Simple Abundance [1997] paperback](http://chaptersbookstore.com/cdn/shop/files/breathnach-sarah-ban-sarah-ban-breathnach-simple-abundance-1997-paperback-57793660322131_{width}x.jpg?v=1727965033)

![Honeck, Richard P. POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY Richard P. Honeck: Psychological Research [1995] paperback](http://chaptersbookstore.com/cdn/shop/files/honeck-richard-p-richard-p-honeck-psychological-research-1995-paperback-1159269983_{width}x.jpg?v=1745694198)